A group of Vietnamese students who designed a robot that won the Asia-Pacific Robocon contest were congratulated by President Nguyen Minh Triet on September 12.

The President sent a congratulatory letter to HCM City University of Technology's Robocon team, who won the contest held in Malaysia on September 10.

"It's the third time the Vietnamese Robocon team has won the first prize in a total of five contests that the nation has participated in," wrote Triet. "The result is not by chance or luck, and it proves the intelligence of Vietnam."

"I applaud and encourage organisations, individuals, students, and those who are interested in developing education and training and science and technology in Vietnam," Mr Triet wrote.